President Trump put Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on notice Wednesday, torching the Democrat for openly signaling that his city intends to keep defying federal immigration law — even after sitting down with Border Czar Tom Homan. Homan wasn’t sent to Minneapolis to posture or beg; he was deployed to impose order and establish real cooperation between federal agents and local officials.
Frey’s response was telling. Instead of using the meeting to dial down tensions or work toward coordination, he sprinted straight to social media to broadcast that nothing had changed and that Minneapolis would continue resisting federal enforcement. Like Gov. Tim Walz, Frey treated the meeting not as an opportunity to govern, but as a stage to repeat demands and signal defiance.
“I shared with Mr. Homan the serious negative impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities, as well as the strain it has placed on our local police officers,” he wrote, before adding the following kicker.
“I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws, and that we will remain focused on keeping our neighbors and streets safe,” he added – even though ICE is removing legitimately dangerous illegal aliens from Minneapolis.
I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws, and that we will remain focused on keeping our neighbors and streets safe.
City leaders will continue to stay in conversation with Mr. Homan and his team.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) January 27, 2026
This, despite the fact that Trump said his talks with both Frey and Gov. Tim Walz went well.
“I had two very good talks. I had Jacob Frey, and I had Governor Walz,” he said Tuesday morning on WABC radio’s “Sid & Friends in the Morning.” “They were great calls, so let’s see how they’re reported. But they were very nice calls, very respectful.”
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Trump expressed his “hope” that both conversations would be productive. Meanwhile, Walz noted a “more collaborative tone” among all parties.
But the message from Frey was clear: politics first, order last — even if the chaos continues to consume the Twin Cities. But, as you can imagine, the insolence didn’t sit well with the president.
“Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey just stated that, ‘Minneapolis does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws.’ This is after having had a very good conversation with him,” the President wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Could somebody in his inner sanctum please explain that this statement is a very serious violation of the Law, and that he is PLAYING WITH FIRE!”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 28, 2026
Trump sees Frey’s posture for what it is: a direct challenge to federal authority — one that invites escalation. That could mean sustaining or intensifying the enforcement surge, or reviving pressure campaigns like funding clawbacks, regardless of legal gray areas around so-called non-cooperation. Frey isn’t de-escalating; he’s daring Washington to respond.
And that’s the point. Frey thrives on confrontation. Without the chaos, the defiance, and the carefully curated disorder he helps stoke, he fades into political irrelevance. This is his brand — perform resistance, provoke a reaction, then play victim.
Not long after, the mayor replied to Trump, sticking to his defiance, which negatively impacts the citizens of Minneapolis.
“The job of our police is to keep people safe, not enforce fed immigration laws. I want them preventing homicides, not hunting down a working dad who contributes to MPLS & is from Ecuador,” he said on X. “It’s similar to the policy your guy Rudy had in NYC. Everyone should feel safe calling 911.”
Imagine the sheer intellectual disconnect required to believe you’re “keeping people safe” by letting criminals run free across the city. That isn’t compassion or governance — it’s willful stupidity masquerading as virtue. What a loser.
